Do you really need an attorney to settle your own Virginia Medical Malpractice claim?

In this video, James Abrenio, founder of Abrenio Choe, a Northern Virginia personal injury, medical malpractice, and criminal defense firm, addresses a common question he receives from potential clients: “Can I settle my own medical malpractice claim in Virginia without a lawyer?”

Drawing from his experience handling both medical malpractice and car crash injury cases, James explains why medical malpractice claims are fundamentally different — and why self-settlement is often far more difficult than people expect. Of course, if you can't find an attorney, however, then go for it.

Topics Covered in This Video:

Why most Virginia medical malpractice cases are extremely difficult to resolve without litigation
How Virginia’s medical malpractice damages cap affects settlement leverage
Why insurers and providers know their worst-case exposure from the start
The role of provider consent clauses in medical malpractice insurance policies
Virginia’s requirement for a qualified expert certification before serving a lawsuit
The high cost of litigating medical malpractice cases (often tens of thousands of dollars or more)
Why demand letters alone are rarely effective in malpractice cases
How attorneys evaluate cases based on return on investment, not emotion
When it may still make sense for someone to proceed pro se
Why medical malpractice law in Virginia is structurally more favorable to providers than patients

James also explains why his firm only accepts medical malpractice cases involving catastrophic injury, permanent injury, or death, and why that threshold exists — not as a value judgment, but as a practical reality of Virginia law and litigation economics.

About Abrenio Choe

Abrenio Choe is a Fairfax, Virginia-based law firm handling:
• Medical malpractice
• Serious personal injury
• Car and trucking crashes
• Criminal defense

Serving Fairfax, Northern Virginia, and statewide Virginia cases.

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